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Friday, Aug 17 2012, 6AM
53rd Anniversary of the release of the seminal Be-Bop masterpiece, "Kind Of Blue". Music has never been the same....
DJ Shadow just released a collection of old tracks from the "Endtroducing..." era and before dubbed "Total Breakdown: Transmissions from the MPC Era". Out now!
Still rolling after all these years: The Rolling Stones celebrate 50 years of rocking and rolling this year. Hopefully they find some satisfaction in that.
From the ashes of Joy Division rose New Order. Read more about this amazing band and how they ushered in a new sound to pop music here: kexp.org
RIP to Levon Helms, drummer and vocalist in The Band, who died this past April 19th. A true original and great talent.
Mr. Zimmerman comes to Seattle this October 13th with Mark Knopfler. Key Arena. All ages.
By request! Don't forget to catch David Byrne of Talking Head fame performing with St. Vincent this October 17th at the City Arts Festival.
Check out the fun that was had when Earth Day and The Cure leader Robert Smith's birthday collided at KEXP: blog.kexp.org
Jane's Addiction are one of the headliners at this year's Bumbershoot. See them at Key Arena on Saturday September 1st. Get your tickets and tune in for chances to see great bands perform at the KEXP Lounge. Go here for more info: kexp.org
Back in 2004, Arcade Fire did a live session at the Museum of Television and Radio in NYC for us. Things got a little interesting. Listen here to find out the details: kexp.org
M83 will be at Bumbershoot this year, playing the Key Arena on September 3rd. Key Arena might not be good enough for the NBA, but fine for some music!
Happy 10th Wedding Anniversary to listeners Anna and Thomas! Thanks for including us in your celebration.
The boys from Boise came by the studio back in 2009 and spilled some guitar fueled magic over our airwaves. Click the link to listen to the results: kexp.org
John Darnielle, aka Mountain Goats, stopped by the mid-day show to chat with Cheryl and play a few tunes last year. Listen to the performance and interview here: kexp.org
Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields stopped by our bathroom this past March. He bought his ukelele with him and played a few tunes. We recorded it. Listen here: kexp.org
The iconoclast spirit of Adam Yauch still looms large over popular culture as the B-Boys sue Monster Energy Drinks for using their music in an ad. Mr. Yauch's will doesn't allow that. Take that Monster!
PE recently released a new album, "Most of My Heroes Don't Appear On No Stamp". Go here for more info: www.publicenemy.com
The Joy Formidable stopped by Mellow Johnny's Bike Shop in Austin during 2011's SXSW. Luckily, they didn't need a tune up. They just played some sweet tunes. Listen to the results here: kexp.org
Radiohead plays all over Europe and Australia this fall. Check their website for all the details: radiohead.com
Line and Circle playing a bunch of shows in their hometown of LA. Follow the link for more info on the shows and the band: lineandcirclemusic.tumblr.com
Morrissey coming to Seattle on Thursday November 8th with Kristeen Young. Moore Theater. All ages
Love Battery plays today with Absolute Monarchs and Wayfinders, hosted by Troy Nelson (Free!) at the Mural Amphitheatre at Seattle Center. Doors at 5pm and music starts at 5:30pm
Feel the groovy grooves! Literally! Straight off the vinyl record into the airwaves. KEXP: where the music platters, I mean matters.
Mick and Kieth most have loved the dancehall rapping on this remake of the Stone's song "I'm Free To Do What I Want". Watch Mick and Peter Tosh sharing mics in this video for their duet, ""Walk and Don't Look Back": www.youtube.com
Happy Mondays doing the reunion thing tomorrow at the V Festival in Shifnal, UK. Happy Saturday for those who can make it....
Super producer Don Was goes full board wacky with this. The lesson is if you walk the dinosaur, you'll probably end up in jail...and you might like it there.
Follow these Welsh rockers right here: futureoftheleft.net
This is the sound of dissonance. Support free speech and the brave women of Pussy Riot here: freepussyriot.org
Tons of great info on this original UK punk band and their late singer Poly Styrene here: www.x-rayspex.com
The Godmother of all punks shows her support for Pussy Riot: www.pattismith.net
Fatboy Slim aka Norman Cook is cooking up a unique experience: A dance party broadcast to theaters all around the world. Go here for more info on the August 31st experience: fatboyslim.net
